Monday, May 17, 2010

$100 GRAND: Columbia mayor's race final tally = big buck$

COLUMBIA, 5/17/10 (Beat Byte) -- With
post-election fundraising reports tallied, it's official: Columbia's 2010
mayoral race may have been one of the most expensive in city
history.

Leading the pack: Dr. Bob McDavid, with nearly
$62,000 and a contribution from developer Tom Atkins --
$2,348 one day after the election, April 7. Coming in a distant second, Jerry Wade raised just over
$32,000. Local development lawyer and TDD advocate Craig van
Matre made a last minute contribution to Wade's campaign, hedging his bets
with $1,500 on March 30. Paul Love,
in third place, raised$1,551.

Council races had Sarah Read in the 4th Ward raising just
over $8,000 and Karl Skala in the 3rd Ward, raising roughly $11,000.

In the Columbia Public School Board race, Jonathan
Sessions outraised Phil Peters, $17,284 to $7,343.